Encouragement Energy

I LOVE this statement! It not only applies to children, but also to friends, family and associates in every area of life. It is a quote from my friends at Abraham-Hicks:

"Child of mine, I will never do for you that which I know you can do for yourself. I will never rob you of an opportunity to show yourself your ability and talent. I will see you at all times as the capable, effective, powerful creator that you've come forth to be. And I will stand back as your most avid cheerleading section. But I will not do for you that which you have intended to do for yourself. Anything you need from me, ask. I'm always here to compliment or assist. I am here to encourage your growth, not to justify my experience through you."

--- Abraham, Excerpted from the workshop in Seattle, WA on Sunday, July 4th, 1999

Thomas Goetz: It's time to redesign medical data

An excellent talk on TED Ideas worth Sharing that I wanted to share and review going forward.

Blaise Pascal "The Provincial Letters" - GBWW Gathering

The Great Books Reading Group will convene again July 11, 2010 at 5:00 pm in the Paneras Cafe in East Altamonte. The reading assignment is "The Provincial Letters" by Blaise Pascal (1623-1662) Great Books of the Western World - Volume 33, pages 1 through 167.

This coment is from Wikipedia, "Aside from their religious influence, the Provincial Letters were popular as a literary work. Pascal's use of humor, mockery, and vicious satire in his arguments made the letters ripe for public consumption, and influenced the prose of later French writers like Voltaire and Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
Wide praise has been given to the Provincial Letters. Voltaire called the Letters "the best-written book that has yet appeared in France." And when Bossuet was asked what book he would rather have written had he not written his own, he answered, the Provincial Letters of Pascal."

Below is an excerpt from the Rossellini film "Blaise Pascal," in the last 60 seconds of this clip there is a reference to 'The Provincial Letters.'

This is a very interesting read. Looking forward to discussing it with you on Sunday!

"Samson Agonistes" by John Milton

John Milton (1608-1674) Samson Agonistes is the next selection in the 10 Year Reading Plan of the GBWW (Great Books of the Western World) Group. Milton's dramatic poem is in Volume 32, pages 337 - 378.

The Internet Archive has an audio collection of great literary works at LibriVox.org , which has available in the public domain MP3 recordings of Samson Agonistes, by John Milton.

"Ethics, Part I" by Baruch (Benedict) de Spinoza

Baruch or Benedict de Spinoza (1632-1677) is the next reading selection of GBWW (Great Books of the western World). Specifically, 18 pages in Volume 31, pages 355 - 372. Consisting of: Ethics, Part I "Of God." Spinoza's Ethics consists of several definitions followed by a series of propositions and assumptions.

See Spinoza at Wikipedia and electronic text of Ethics, Part I translated from Latin by R.H.M. Elwes, prepared by Ron Bombardi.